Reading Time: 2 minutes Chainalysis has traced a $522,000 Bitcoin donation to various U.S. alt right groups sent from a French exchange in December The ₿28.15 donation was split between 22 recipients, with Nick Fuentes being the largest...
"The lower the stakes, the more intense the dispute." Sayre's Law The Narcissism Of Small Differences Bitcoin and the crypto world have enjoyed a phenomenal decade. Despite the fact that Bitcoin is perhaps the most disruptive technology to the status quo...
2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s price action, technological development, community growth and more in 2020, and to reflect on what all of this might mean for 2021. These writers responded with a collection of thoughtful and thought-provoking articles. Click here...
Women of color from the cryptocurrency industry are concerned the STABLE Act would make wealth disparities in the U.S. much worse.
Bolivia is one of the rare countries that has essentially banned cryptocurrency, but the nation's blockchain advocates aren't giving up.
The New York Times published a piece today denouncing Coinbase's handling of Black workers today, reigniting a controversy that has been underway since September. New York Times Denounces Coinbase The New York Times reports that 23 of...
On November 3, 2020, the Associated Press...
The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election swept over the nation with chaos and turmoil. The election mess, with alleged voter fraud, ballot tampering and the removal of Republican election observers challenged the notion of a fair and free election. On the Saturday after Election Day, when major news networks and the Associated Press called the...
The nation and world are on the brink, awaiting official Electoral College votes to be cast on December 14, despite convincing conjectural consensus on the champion. But either way, 2020’s highly-contested U.S. presidential election reminds us...
Bradley Tusk envisions a future where politicians lead for the majority of people, rather than just those who make it to polling places. Tusk, who advised several high-growth startups such as Uber, Lemonade, and Eaze on politics and regulation is a major proponent of mobile voting for local and national elections, and he thinks blockchain can help make it a reality. In the...
Though citizens are in day three of the U.S. elections, those holding Bitcoin may need to wait a little longer before a stimulus-driven bull run can continue. More Free Money, No Matter What The Federal Reserve met on Nov. 5 to discuss whether the U.S. economy needs another dose of quantitative easing, a policy whereby the central bank buys...
Major commentators in the crypto space reminded that the U.S. election would have already been done and dusted if the country had used blockchain technology to count votes. Blockchain Voting: Quick and Secure Elections Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pointed out that...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday shocked the pre-election polls, predicting a landslide victory for Biden. Both candidates are now headed for a close finish, with Biden in the lead. Contentious US Elections Shocks Prediction Markets Along with...
Major crypto prediction market PredictIt crashed in the early hours of the morning on Nov. 4, with the team posting a tweet at 01:27 am UTC addressing the problem. ...
The winner of the U.S. presidential election will dictate the direction of the world's largest economy. And though Biden and Trump stand opposed, the markets only fear one thing: a deadlock. ...
Ryan Watkins, an analyst at Messari, has suggested that U.S. elections have historically driven up Bitcoin prices. That raises the question of whether prices will again surge this year. Elections Coincide With Surges...
Bitcoin is inherently apolitical, in the sense that no third party or government can influence the critical aspects of how the network functions. But politicians can influence Bitcoin tangentially, by introducing regulations that make it harder to access, implementing economic policies that drive more people toward this alternative or through other actions within their power. And decisions by individuals to leverage BTC, to...
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